Crash! Bang! Pow! Get graphic at this unique comic-book camp for kids in grades 3-6. Spend a week with Lake Erie Ink learning the ins and outs of comic books with LEI staff and guest artists. You’ll draw, you’ll write, and by week’s end, you’ll have your very own comic to take home. All levels welcome!

Lake Erie Ink summer camps meet at LEI’s creative writing space at 2843 Washington Boulevard in Cleveland Heights and take place from 1-5pm. Pre-register at lakeerieink.org/register.

At this camp, aspiring music journalists in grades 9-12 will go through an accelerated, rigorous process from concept to finished piece of music journalism. The sessions will place a strong emphasis on developing critical thinking and original writing from the ground up: understanding what makes a good story, developing tools to find and build stories, sharpening and practicing interview skills, and getting experience with deadline writing and editing to create a finished piece of music journalism. Youth will interact with guest writers and musicians.

Lake Erie Ink summer camps meet at LEI’s creative writing space at 2843 Washington Boulevard in Cleveland Heights and take place from 1-5pm. Pre-register at lakeerieink.org/register.

Get published with Lake Erie Ink this summer! Youth in grades 6-12 will work side-by-side with Lake Erie Ink staff and guest artists to see their stories and drawings come alive on the pages of their very own comics and ‘zines. In this interactive summer camp, young writers will learn techniques for writing and illustrating comics and graphic novels. They will also learn the cultural and political history of ‘zines and ‘zine writing, and they will produce an eight-page ‘zine from a single piece of 11×17 paper.

Lake Erie Ink summer camps meet at LEI’s creative writing space at 2843 Washington Boulevard in Cleveland Heights and take place from 1-5pm. Pre-register at lakeerieink.org/register.